(19)
(11) EP 1 656 919 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.07.2006 Bulletin 2006/29

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/20

(21) Application number: 05020673.9

(22) Date of filing: 22.09.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61G 3/08(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 29.10.2004 JP 2004316456

(71) Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATION
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8510 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Sakano, Takashi
    Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8510 (JP)
  • Hiruta, Teruhiko
    Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8510 (JP)

(74) Representative: Banzer, Hans-Jörg et al
Kraus & Weisert, Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München
80539 München (DE)

   


(54) Wheelchair-fixing device


(57) In order to provide a wheelchair-fixing device (1), a wheelchair-loadable vehicle, and a wheelchair system capable of ensuring the safety by securely fixing a wheelchair (2) even against a collision of an automobile when the wheelchair (2) is put in the automobile and also ensuring the easy operation for mounting the wheelchair (2) to the automobile, a wheelchair-fixing device (1) for fixing a wheelchair (2) to a vehicle comprises a front holding member (3) for holding a front portion of the wheelchair (2) from the front side, and a derrick-type locking mechanism (6) which holds a rear portion of the wheelchair (2) with a rear holding member (5) from the rear side by the raising operation thereof from a floor member (8). The front holding member (3) holds the wheelchair (2) at a position close to the feet of the occupant and the rear holding member (5) holds the wheelchair (2) at a position below the seat.







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